Pocketbook of Differential Diagnosis

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Thomas A Slater, MBBS, MRCP Mohammed Abdul Waduud, BSc, MBChB, MSc, MRCS, PgCert Health Research (British Heart Foundation Clinical Research Training Fellow, University of Leeds)

Pocketbook of Differential Diagnosis

Thomas A Slater, MBBS, MRCP, Mohammed Abdul Waduud, BSc, MBChB, MSc, MRCS, PgCert Health Research (British Heart Foundation Clinical Research Training Fellow, University of Leeds), Nadeem Ahmed, BSc (Med Sci) MSc (Imaging) MBChB

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Elsevier Health Sciences
20 September 2021

General practice; Clinical & internal medicine; General surgery

This handy guide is packed full of information to support medical students, junior doctors and other health professionals in making an accurate diagnosis in relation to different presenting complaints.

Now in its fifth edition, the Pocketbook takes the reader through the key steps of narrowing a differential diagnosis, including history, examination and investigation findings. It has been fully updated to cover the full range of common presenting problems facing clinicians today.

This book is easy-to-read and logical, making it useful for all clinicians within a variety of settings, from the classroom to emergency department and primary care.

This Fifth Edition covers 125 common presenting problems in both medicine and surgery in a consistent format.

Each topic includes a list of all potential causes of the condition, colour coded to indicate common, occasional or rare causes. Important geographical variations are also highlighted.

Two sections cover the differential diagnosis of biochemical and haematological disorders which provide a ready check when reviewing abnormal results

The text includes a targeted guide to the relevant general and specific follow-up investigations which should be carried out as appropriate.

Each topic ends with a box highlighting important learning points, or indicating symptom and signs suggestive of significant pathology which require urgent action.

A new authorial team have thoroughly revised the contents and ensured the coverage is entirely appropriate for the book's readership.

By: Thomas A Slater MBBS MRCP, Mohammed Abdul Waduud, BSc, MBChB, MSc, MRCS, PgCert Health Research (British Heart Foundation Clinical Research Training Fellow, University of Leeds), Nadeem Ahmed, BSc (Med Sci) MSc (Imaging) MBChB
Imprint: Elsevier Health Sciences
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 5th edition
Dimensions: Height: 180mm, Width: 105mm,
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9780702077777
ISBN 10: 0702077771
Pages: 624
Publication Date: 20 September 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

125 chapters organised alphabetically by presenting problem within three sections - Clinical Presentations, Biochemical Presentations and Haematological Presentations.